My son was born at 9 pounds even, three weeks in and he was 8 pounds. I thought he was colic, he would cry a lot...I would breastfeed on demand and felt like he was always asking but cry. I paid money to a breastfeed specialist who told me there was no hope, my pediatrician was threatening CPS, and...I was overwhelmed and tired...
So, that night about 3 weeks after he was born, I feed him from by breast and then afterwards made a 2 oz bottle of formula (what a normal feeding would be)...and my mom sat down and feed it to him. He sucked it all up, and was happy for the first time. But I wasn't I cried, I didn't know why my body had failed me, I didn't have time to research but now I do, so next time I will be prepared...I didn't know PCOS affected your milk supply. Despite, being given a bottle my son still refused a bottle from me but only boob. That made me so happy that despite being hunger he only wanted boob milk from me, and he took boob milk for 15 months, I wanted 24 months but considering the fact that my milk was so low I consider it a big victory!
Here is a favorite story of mine about breastfeeding. When he was about 4 months old...he had empty me out, but was super hungry, no one else was home so I prepared a bottle and try to give it to him...he refused because I am only allowed to give boob juice. Frustrated, I called my mom at work, so she suggested that I laid him on her bed with her nightgown and try. That worked, part of me was so happy about it another was so frustrated that he wouldn't take the bottle even though he was hungry.
Somethings I have learned that I want to try next time:
Dark Beer (actually I did try this about two months in and it was the only time I almost felt FULL, I think if I hadn't introduced the formula and kept it up, this would have worked well)
Skin to skin contact while feeding
Pumping after feeding
Drink my weight in water
Supplements to take:
Fennel
Milk Thistle
fenugreek
Progesterone
Something I don't think I would try but read about was eating your placenta in capsule form.
Up next: Club foot, which operation? My new unique approach that no one I know has ever done!
Coming up later in the series:
Is he or isn't he, the struggle to understand, diagnosis and accepting his Autism
The search for a job that won't take me from my son.
What is normal for a boy and what isn't, the first struggle of educational decisions
He needs friends, he needs socialization, am I making a mistake homeschooling?
The school from "hell!" The fight for what is right, but what if there is some truth in their words?
Will ABA help? What else can I do for him?
His unique approach to learning math facts, could it help your child
A blessing has come! Relieve and tears of joy
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